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One type of newcomer situation that often produces lots of stress and anxiety is buying something expensive and important for the first time. For example, purchasing your first home makes you a [...]

Contrary to what you might think, I’m not a gregarious, glad-handing extrovert that enters every new situation with confidence and fearlessness. Though I follow my own advice and work hard to get [...]

Over the past 20 years I’ve been studying the newcomer experience, trying to understand what successful people do in new situations to become productive, integrated, and happy. Through all my [...]